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Compass Group PLC Fundamentals

Company NameCompass Group PLCLast Updated2025-03-07
IndustryRestaurantsSectorConsumer Cyclical
Shares in Issue1.697 bnMarket Cap£44.18 bn
PE Ratio41.01Dividend per Share$0.56
Dividend Yield1.82Dividend Cover1.46
EPS$0.82EPS Growth (%)0.04
PEG1.47DPS Growth (%)0.2153
Debt Ratio0.2428Debt Equity Ratio0.7052
Asset Equity Ratio3.5258Cash Equity Ratio0.0902
Quick Ratio0.6001Current Ratio0.74
Price To Book Value8.3752ROCE0

Compass Group PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2025-01-162025-02-27GBP0.3142
Interim2024-06-132024-07-25GBP0.1620
Prelim2024-01-182024-02-29GBP0.2810
Interim2023-06-082023-07-27GBP0.1500
Prelim2023-01-192023-03-02GBP0.2210
Interim2022-06-092022-07-28GBP0.0940

Compass Group PLC Company Financials

Assets202420232022
Tangible Assets$2.56 bn$2.16 bn$1.98 bn
Intangible Assets$10.22 bn$8.59 bn$7.90 bn
Investments$1.35 bn$1.35 bn$1.18 bn
Total Fixed Assets$16.86 bn$14.53 bn$13.46 bn
Stocks$734.00 m$692.00 m$570.00 m
Debtors$5.42 bn$4.90 bn$4.45 bn
Cash & Equivalents$623.00 m$1.03 bn$2.21 bn
Other Assets$2.73 bn$2.44 bn$2.40 bn
Total Assets$24.35 bn$21.48 bn$20.93 bn
Liabilities202420232022
Creditors within 1 year$10.07 bn$9.32 bn$7.85 bn
Creditors after 1 year$7.37 bn$5.86 bn$6.49 bn
Other Liabilities$179.00 m00
Total Liabilities$17.44 bn$15.18 bn$14.34 bn
Net assets$6.91 bn$6.30 bn$6.59 bn
Equity202420232022
Called up share capital$346.00 m$346.00 m$346.00 m
Share Premium$828.00 m$828.00 m$317.00 m
Profit / Loss$2.06 bn$2.14 bn$1.64 bn
Other Equity$6.83 bn$6.26 bn$6.55 bn
Preference & Minorities$77.00 m$37.00 m$44.00 m
Total Capital Employed$6.91 bn$6.30 bn$6.59 bn
Ratios202420232022
Debt Ratio$0.41$0.37$0.40
Debt-to-Equity$0.71$0.59$0.68
Assets / Equity3.52583.52583.5258
Cash / Equity0.09020.09020.0902
EPS$1.12$1.07$0.73
Cash Flow202420232022
Cash from operating activities$3.13 bn$2.54 bn$1.78 bn
Cashflow before financing$1.19 bn-$44.00 m$1.01 bn
Increase in Cash-$296.00 m-$1.27 bn$32.38 m
Income202420232022
Turnover$42.00 bn$37.91 bn$28.49 bn
Cost of sales$28.08 bn$25.57 bn$19.23 bn
Gross Profit$13.93 bn$12.34 bn$9.26 bn
Operating Profit$2.54 bn$2.25 bn$1.68 bn
Pre-Tax profit$2.06 bn$2.14 bn$1.64 bn

Compass Group PLC Company Background

SectorConsumer Cyclical
ActivitiesCompass Group is the largest food-service company globally, operating in 30 countries with annual sales of more than $30 billion. Compass' model is to operate on-premises catering facilities, rather than centralized industrial kitchens. Food service is Compass' focus and contributes more than 85% of revenue. Compass also has its own group purchasing organization Foodbuy, responsible for over $30 billion in spending in the US per year. The company also provides premium support services to clients.
Latest Interim Date15 May 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date26 Nov 2024

Compass Group PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2020-12-01Mr. Paul Stephen WalshNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2024-12-17Mr. John Anthony BryantNon-Executive Director
2024-11-29Ms. Juliana L ChuggNon-Executive Director
2007-07-30Mr. Stephen Charles LucasNon-Executive Director
2022-02-03Mr. John George BasonNon-Executive Director
2013-04-10Sir James Robert CrosbyNon-Executive Director
2018-05-31Mr. Donald Austin RobertNon-Executive Director
2024-12-17Mr. Ian Keith MeakinsNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2014-02-06Sir Roy A GardnerNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2004-09-10Mr. Peter Edward Blackburn CawdronNon-Executive Director,Deputy Chairman
2025-02-13Mr. Dominic William BlakemoreExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2017-12-18Sir Ian RobinsonNon-Executive Director
2002-08-15Ms. Valerie Frances Gooding CBENon-Executive Director
2017-12-18Ms. Susan Elizabeth Murray Non-Executive Director
2018-02-09Mr. Richard John CousinsExecutive Director,Group Chief Executive
2015-12-01Mr. Andrew D MartinExecutive Director,coo, Europe and Japan
2024-12-18Mr. Gary Richard GreenExecutive Director,Chief Operating Officer, North America
2010-08-02Mr. Timothy Charles ParkerNon-Executive Director
2004-09-09Sir Francis Henry Mackay FCCAExecutive Director,Chairman
2004-09-09Mr. Michael John Bailey BAExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2002-05-31Mr. Peter Hugh Blackburn, CBENon-Executive Director
2007-07-31Mr. Sven A KadoNon-Executive Director
2021-10-04Ms. Karen WittsExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2024-12-17Ms. Anne-Francoise NesmesNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2024-11-29Ms. Leanne Susan WoodNon-Executive Director
2025-02-06Ms. Ireena VittalNon-Executive Director
2024-02-08Ms. Carol Ann ArrowsmithNon-Executive Director
2024-12-17Mr. Stefan Andreas BomhardNon-Executive Director
2025-02-06Mr. Nelson Luiz Costa SilvaNon-Executive Director
2019-12-16Mr. Johnny D Thomson Executive Director,Group Finance Director
2024-12-17Ms. Liat Ben-ZurNon-Executive Director
2024-12-17Mr. Sundar G RamanNon-Executive Director
2025-02-13Mr. Charles Palmer BrownExecutive Director,Group Chief Operating Officer, North America
2024-12-17Ms. Arlene Isaacs-LoweNon-Executive Director
2025-02-13Mr. Petros ParrasExecutive Director,Group Chief Financial Officer

Compass Group PLC Contact Details

Company NameCompass Group PLC
AddressGuildford Street, Compass House, Chertsey, KT16 9BQ
Telephone+44 1932573000
Websitehttps://www.compass-group.com

Compass Group PLC Advisors

Remuneration ConsultantWillis Towers Watson
Phone+44 2071702000
AuditorKPMG
Phone+44 2073111000
Fax+44 2073113311
Remuneration ConsultantAlithos Ltd
RegistrarLink Asset Services
Phone+44 8716640300
Fax+44 2086392342
StockbrokerBank of America Merrill Lynch
Phone+44 2076281000
Financial AdviserCiti
Phone+44 2079864000
Fax+44 2079862266
SolicitorFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Phone+44 2079364000
Fax+44 2078327001
StockbrokerMorgan Stanley & Co International PLC
Phone+44 2074258000
Fax+44 2074258990
StockbrokerBarclays Bank
Phone+44 2076232323
Financial PR AdviserFinsbury
Phone+44 2072513801

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